These are my new favorite homemade Larabars:
Only, they’re not really Larabars at all.
I stumbled upon the recipe while making Hot Fudge Brownie Larabars.
The hot-fudge Larabars used to be my favorite. But their place has now been usurped… by a non-chocolate bar?! Yes, these oatmeal cookie bars are so good I like them better than the chocolate flavors! I’m a disgrace to my chocolate-covered blog.
Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Larabars
Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Larabars
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup raisins (80g)
- 6 tbsp quick oats (30g)
- 1/2 cup raw walnuts (40g)
- 1/8 tsp plus 1/16 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
Instructions
Pulverize the oats in a food processor, then add all other ingredients and blend very well. Form into balls or bars. (If you want, you can portion the dough into plastic bags before smushing the bars, so your hands don’t get sticky.) This recipe makes a little over three Larabar-sized (45g) bars. I like to double the recipe—the bars last at least two weeks in the fridge. They can also be frozen. **My recipe always turns out sticky, but a few commenters said theirs turned out dry, which makes me suspect they probably just need to process longer. (If for some reason they are still too dry, add just a tiny bit of water and process again.)
Do you have any favorite “non-chocolate” snacks?
If a certain favorite snack of mine doesn’t have chocolate, it’ll probably either have peanut butter or coconut. But really, most of my favorite snacks have chocolate!
Here’s a list of all the Homemade Larabars Flavors.
Katie these are fabulous. I have been making them off and on since January. How can I get them a little harder? More bar like and less soft? I like to form the dough into cookies for my kids but I had this idea that if they could be rolled or pressed into maybe crushed nuts that they might be less sticky to pick up, and more solid. Got any ideas for a “roll through?
I really enjoy your blog, my daughter and I have bonded over it. We are trying so hard to dump sugar and white flour but it takes so much more effort on my part.
They are supposed to be soft. If you wish for a harder bar, check out Katie’s Copycat Nature Valley Granola Bars recipe.
These are yummy perfection–seriously perfection.
Why are you not on IG, sweetness? Thank you for this recipe. It is healthy, easy and oh so good! Happy Kale Day!
I actually AM now on ig 🙂
http://www.instagram.com/chocolatecoveredkatie
Hi Katie,
I LOVE your larabar recipes. Do you have any suggestions for substitutions for nut-free bars? My kids attend a school which has a “nut free” food policy. Could seeds work? Which do you think would be best?
You could always try sunflower seeds, and if you do, be sure to report back with results!
Otherwise, try some of Katie’s other granola bar recipes: https://lett-trim.today/category/healthy-blondies-and-bars/%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
These were absolutely delicious! I used lightly salted almonds instead of walnuts and just omitted the salt.
Am I missing something? What makes them stick together?
I was going to ask the same thing! Can someone please tell me what helps stick them together?
Katie, I searched Google for “healthy breakfast pastries” and found your Larabar recipe and made it immediately. I wanted something for my hubby that would satisfy his sweet tooth while providing nourishment in the morning. These Larabars are DELICIOUS! Even my extremely picky 26-year-old raved about them. I admit I didn’t have all the ingredients so I varied ever so slightly, i.e. cashews in place of walnuts. And I made LaraBalls instead of bars, which you suggested. I will be making these for a long time, I can tell. You made me a success tonight. Thank you!
Than YOU for making them!!
I love this website and I am going to start with the Oatmeal Larabar. Katie, you have done an amazing job. I love chocolate so much that I wanted to start writing reviews of all chocolate stores, and now I will try all your chocolate recipes and write reviews of them too. You are soooo chocokatie!!
Mine turned out very dry to…Instead of adding water which I think would detract from it, I added more raisins and it turned out fine.
I recently tried a larabar recipe and with the two cups making up the majority of the recipe I was really turned off. This seems like a better alternative in my search of building a healthy recipe book for our family. Thanks for sharing!
OMG!!!! The oat and raisin ones are absolutely fantastic and my family are going crazy for them, thank you so much for the recipe! However I did have to put a little switch on mine as they did come out a little dry at first and didn’t stick but I simply added 2 dates and they were just perfect xxx
Love this recipe! I make it definitely at least once a month. I just posted a blog for them as well using almonds instead and linked back to you. Thanks! http://www.heartfulhabits.com/recipe/almond-copycat-larabar/
I just made these! I only added a dash of salt (which I think I’ll omit next time) and I used raw cashews (since I don’t like walnuts). I made them into balls (and mini balls for my toddler). They were a hit!
Note: I used my food processor instead of my Vitamix and I needed to process longer than I thought I would need to (probably 2-3 minutes). The trick is that the mixing sounds different once the mixture is sticky enough. One could also check the stickiness intermittently.
All Peoples of the World!!!! Try these bars!!! I made them yesterday and they are just Beyond delicious!!
Thanks for the recipe. These were super easy and quick to make. I made them in a Vitamix instead of a food processor and it worked beautifully. I didn’t have raisins, so used dried cranberries (which isn’t as healthy since they have added sugar) and also threw in a handful of chia seeds. Delish! Can’t wait to try your other varieties.
Weeeeell you can’t just sub out half of the walnuts with almonds! Ha! I needed some handbag energy bars and didn’t have enough walnuts. It was too dry but I added more raisins to get it to stick together and made 4 bars. Still tastes good